Champions League 2013/2014

The European season starts on Tuesday with 16 clubs set to try their fortunes in the first round of the UEFA Champions League.

Group A
David Moyes debuts in the Champions League in a clash with Bayer Leverkusen at Old Trafford, while Real Sociedad host Ukrainian giants Shakhtar Donetsk in their second appearance in the tournament since 2003/2004 campaign.

Manchester United vs Bayer Leverkusen
Real Sociedad vs Shakhtar Donetsk

Group B
Gareth Bale is set to make a Champions League debut for Real Madrid in Turkey as Los Blancos meet Galatasaray in Istanbul 6 months after their quarterfinal legs in the previous campaign. Juventus travel to Copenhagen to face the Danish champions who struggle this time around.

Galatasaray vs Real Madrid
Kobenhavn vs Juventus

Group C
Benfica manager Jorge Jesus is sure of his players’s potential to break into the last 16 as they host Anderlecht at Estadio da Luz. Laurent Blanc and his PSG travel to Greece to meet Olympiacos.

Benfica vs Anderlecht
Olympiakos vs PSG

Group D
Bayern Munich start defending the title with a home match against Russian champions CSKA Moscow. Pep Guardiola fielded the strongest side against Hannover three days ago and might surprise the visitors with new faces on the night. CSKA top the Russian Premier League after eight matches and have enough European experience to compete with the champions. Manchester City start their third straight European campaign in Plzen, the Czech Republic, as Manuel Pellegrini is expected to bring in his experience to avoid the repeat of City’s bashful displays in the Champions League under Roberto Mancini.

Bayern Munich vs CSKA Moscow
Viktoria Plzen vs Manchester City